Glaringly, she overlooks the historical power imbalances between white women (with or without votes) and black men (with or without votes).

Bad enough that white women could own slaves of either gender until the Civil War, but through a good part of the 20th Century they could have black men lynched in parts of this country if they imagined that they as much as looked at them the wrong way.

According some press, Steinem’s pitch helped bring out (white) women’s votes for Clinton.

Andrew Kohut’s article “getting it wrong” is a very informative piece that gives a clear answer for the polling failure in NH. The notion that everyone is a liberal nowadays is way overblown. The thought that people will just automatically vote for Barack Obama is misleading. This is still a very conservative nation.It is also a nation that is in a state of war. The national media’s charge that everyone hates Hillary Clinton and loves Barack Obama is pathetic. This is more about class issues. Obama represents the established elite. It is highly unlikely that white people making under $50,000 a year can really connect with him. Clinton however has already established that connection.

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